Randy's Blog

I have been writing ‘my book’ for a few years now, and I’m amazed by how oblivious I was to all that was going on as I lived every...

One of my favorite ‘Learning Websites’ is Quora, and a current topic invites readers to reply; ‘What's the weirdest order you've ever...

In 2007, when I was about to lead my restored group, The New Christy Minstrels (still under the direction of Randy Sparks) in a hugely...

Now, here’s something that doesn’t happen to everyone. In 1958, I wrote a song titled ‘Julianne.’ It was crafted like an ancient folk...

Randy Sparks wrote this song for his mom and sang it to her on Mother’s Day. ‘Take Your Mother To Brunch’ is on The New Christy...

Steve (Slim) E. asked: Who wrote Mighty Mississippi? I searched the web and didn’t find its author. RANDY SPARKS wrote Mighty...

Randy Sparks writes: One of the advantages of folk music happens to be that so many of the beloved stories told in song belong to all of...